SOCS 185 PRACTICE SET FINAL 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
◉ Fifth Amendment. Answer: a number of rights relevant to both
criminal and civil legal proceedings. Guarantees the right to a grand
jury, forbids "double jeopardy" and protects against self-incrimination.
◉ Sixth Amendment. Answer: The accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district
wherein the crime shall have been committed.
◉ Eighth Amendment. Answer: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor
excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
$ Bail - 8 looks like the money.
◉ what tensions exist for police when managing public dissent in a
democracy?. Answer: police must maintain a balancing act between
rights and order, as citizens' rights are a crucial part of democracy, yet
maintaining this act is for maintaining order
◉ Democratic policing described by Gary T. Marx. Answer: A police
force that is: Subject to the rule of law , has limited intervention in
citizens' lives, and is publicly accountable
,◉ police special powers. Answer: -Detain
-Arrest
-Interrogate
-Search
-Use of force
-(SAIDU)
◉ Durkheim views of social control and crime. Answer: Crime can be
functional and can be a good thing, when used as a tool or social change.
if people were different from others, crime is inevitable and there must
be agreement (or consensus) of what makes something a crime. Society
NEEDS crime to reinforce shared values and assure norm-conforming
behavior.
◉ Marx views of social control and crime. Answer: conflict theory for
limited resources. Power, Force, and ideological reproduction is used to
protect the interests of the ruling /elite class (enforcing norms,
socializing, agents of social control)
◉ Foucault views of social control and crime. Answer: individuals are
controlled by institutions through discipline. recall the modern prison
where surveillance is used to control the behavior of prisoners. Applies
this to contemporary society where institutions of knowledge, norms,
and values, are used to categorize and control citizens.
◉ Weber views of social control and crime. Answer: power is exerted to
maintain elite interests (class, status, party), reinforcing a system of
, stratification. Authority legitimizes the system of stratification, where
the bureaucracy creates and reinforces rules and laws, and citizens obey
because that is what the law says.
◉ Normative. Answer: Changes in professional standards
◉ coercive. Answer: issued by an outside force
◉ Mimetic. Answer: Imitating similar groups during times of
uncertainty, not particularly out of necessity
◉ Strom's key findings from the study of technology. Answer: 96% of
state and local law enforcement have implemented 1 or more of the 18
core technologies of interest
- On the national level:
- this technology is expected to increase in use
- little relationship between policing strategies that the agencies most
closely adhere to and the number of technologies used
◉ Strom's recommendations and conclusions on technology. Answer: 1.
evidence-based research is needed in policing technology
2. strategic planning should include technology considerations
3. decision-makers and technology expertise should better
communicate/collab on decisions
4. past experience with technology distributes to future behavior
TESTED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
◉ Fifth Amendment. Answer: a number of rights relevant to both
criminal and civil legal proceedings. Guarantees the right to a grand
jury, forbids "double jeopardy" and protects against self-incrimination.
◉ Sixth Amendment. Answer: The accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district
wherein the crime shall have been committed.
◉ Eighth Amendment. Answer: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor
excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
$ Bail - 8 looks like the money.
◉ what tensions exist for police when managing public dissent in a
democracy?. Answer: police must maintain a balancing act between
rights and order, as citizens' rights are a crucial part of democracy, yet
maintaining this act is for maintaining order
◉ Democratic policing described by Gary T. Marx. Answer: A police
force that is: Subject to the rule of law , has limited intervention in
citizens' lives, and is publicly accountable
,◉ police special powers. Answer: -Detain
-Arrest
-Interrogate
-Search
-Use of force
-(SAIDU)
◉ Durkheim views of social control and crime. Answer: Crime can be
functional and can be a good thing, when used as a tool or social change.
if people were different from others, crime is inevitable and there must
be agreement (or consensus) of what makes something a crime. Society
NEEDS crime to reinforce shared values and assure norm-conforming
behavior.
◉ Marx views of social control and crime. Answer: conflict theory for
limited resources. Power, Force, and ideological reproduction is used to
protect the interests of the ruling /elite class (enforcing norms,
socializing, agents of social control)
◉ Foucault views of social control and crime. Answer: individuals are
controlled by institutions through discipline. recall the modern prison
where surveillance is used to control the behavior of prisoners. Applies
this to contemporary society where institutions of knowledge, norms,
and values, are used to categorize and control citizens.
◉ Weber views of social control and crime. Answer: power is exerted to
maintain elite interests (class, status, party), reinforcing a system of
, stratification. Authority legitimizes the system of stratification, where
the bureaucracy creates and reinforces rules and laws, and citizens obey
because that is what the law says.
◉ Normative. Answer: Changes in professional standards
◉ coercive. Answer: issued by an outside force
◉ Mimetic. Answer: Imitating similar groups during times of
uncertainty, not particularly out of necessity
◉ Strom's key findings from the study of technology. Answer: 96% of
state and local law enforcement have implemented 1 or more of the 18
core technologies of interest
- On the national level:
- this technology is expected to increase in use
- little relationship between policing strategies that the agencies most
closely adhere to and the number of technologies used
◉ Strom's recommendations and conclusions on technology. Answer: 1.
evidence-based research is needed in policing technology
2. strategic planning should include technology considerations
3. decision-makers and technology expertise should better
communicate/collab on decisions
4. past experience with technology distributes to future behavior
